Where does “venepääntie” come from?

venepääntie (Finnish) comes from Finnish pääntie, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

venepääntie (Finnish): boat neckline

Definitions

  1. boat neckline

Ancestry of “venepääntie”, step by step

venepääntie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pääntie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpääntieneckline
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish vene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveneboat
2Proto-Finnicvenehboat
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →